NEW YORK,NY-The New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on May 7 night, just three hours after four women accused him of physical abuse in a detailed investigation published by The New Yorker. One of the women was art-world activist, author, and film producer Tanya Selvaratnam,Sri Lankan origin. “After I found out that other women had been abused by him in a similar manner many years before me,”

NEW YORK,NY-The New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on May 7 night, just three hours after four women accused him of physical abuse in a detailed investigation published by The New Yorker. One of the women was art-world activist, author, and film producer Tanya Selvaratnam,Sri Lankan origin. “After I found out that other women had been abused by him in a similar manner many years before me,” Selvaratnam is the co-founder of the Federation, an art activist group established in response to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The group teamed up with artists including Joan Jonas, Glenn Ligon, and Shirin Neshat to launch an Art Action Day of readings, workshops, and panel discussions on the first anniversary of Trump’s inauguration. She has also conducted press relations for art institutions including the Rubell Family Collection in Miami and performed in “The Shape of Things,” a day of performances and workshops organized by artist Carrie Mae Weems at the Park Avenue Armory in December.The other woman who spoke to the New Yorker on the record is political activist Michelle Manning Barish. Both Selvaratnam and Barish said they dated Schneiderman for more than a year and were repeatedly hit, choked, threatened, and verbally abused by him, eventually seeking medical attention for their injuries. They said they felt it was important to go public in order to prevent other women from experiencing similar abuse. Two other women who came forward have remained anonymous.​